Melted rocks under the microscope: Microstructures and their interpretation

Elements

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 247-252

  Holness, Marian B ^a   Cesare, Bernardo ^b   Sawyer, Edward W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Dihedral angle; Microstructure; Migmatite; Mineral reactions; Retrograde metamorphism; Textural equilibration

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIHEDRAL ANGLE;

EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATIONS; MELTED ROCKS; MIGMATITE; MINERAL REACTIONS; REGIONAL METAMORPHISMS; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; SCALE STRUCTURES; TEXTURAL EQUILIBRATION;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DATA INTERPRETATION; EXHUMATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MIGMATITE; MINERAL PROCESSING; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM;

EID: 80052466141     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.7.4.247     Document Type: Article

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